Brian Sutter is the eldest of the six Sutters who played in the NHL and was drafted by the Blues in 1976. Growing up in Alberta on a farm, the Sutters all pushed each other in everything they did, especially hockey. They weren't the most talented players but had an amazing work ethic that made them the grinders of success. Gary was the oldest of the boys, and the best according to his six brothers, but he left the game to help run the farm. He watched as Brian led the way to the NHL, paving the way for his siblings.

Brian played junior hockey in Red Deer and Lethbridge while also playing for team Canada at the 1975 World Junior Championships where he won a silver medal. He made his NHL debut in 1976-77 while splitting the year with the team's CHL affiliate in Kansas City. The next season, he was up with the Blues for good. Sutter became the team's captain in the 1979-80 season and held the captaincy until retiring as a player in 1988 to step behind the Blues' bench. Sutter played in three All-Star Games--1982, 1983, and 1985.

Sutter coached the Blues for four seasons and won the Jack Adams award as the league's best coach in 1991. He left St. Louis in 1992 and moved on to be the bench boss in Boston for three seasons. After taking two years off from coaching, Sutter moved back to Alberta to coach the Flames from 1997 to 2000. After another year away from coaching, Sutter followed in his brother Darryl's footsteps to coach the Blackhawks for the 2001-02 season.

The Sutter family is known in hockey circles as a group that promotes leadership, hard work and an honest work ethic that makes them one of hockey's great families.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1972-73

Red Deer Rustlers

AJHL

51

27

40

67

54

1973-74

Red Deer Rustlers

AJHL

59

42

54

96

139

1974-75

Lethbridge Broncos

WCJHL

53

34

47

81

134

6

0

1

1

39

1974-75

Canada

WJC-A

5

1

4

5

2

1975-76

Lethbridge Broncos

WCJHL

72

36

56

92

233

7

3

4

7

45

1976-77

St. Louis Blues

NHL

35

4

10

14

82

-8

4

1

0

1

14

1976-77

Kansas City Blues

CHL

38

15

23

38

47

1977-78

St. Louis Blues

NHL

78

9

13

22

123

-38

1978-79

St. Louis Blues

NHL

77

41

39

80

165

-2

1979-80

St. Louis Blues

NHL

71

23

35

58

156

+3

3

0

0

0

4

1980-81

St. Louis Blues

NHL

78

35

34

69

232

+12

11

6

3

9

77

1981-82

St. Louis Blues

NHL

74

39

36

75

239

-2

10

8

6

14

49

1982-83

St. Louis Blues

NHL

79

46

30

76

254

0

4

2

1

3

10

1983-84

St. Louis Blues

NHL

76

32

51

83

162

-6

11

1

5

6

22

1984-85

St. Louis Blues

NHL

77

37

37

74

121

+11

3

2

1

3

2

1985-86

St. Louis Blues

NHL

44

19

23

42

87

-12

9

1

2

3

22

1986-87

St. Louis Blues

NHL

14

3

3

6

18

-5

1987-88

St. Louis Blues

NHL

76

15

22

37

147

-16

10

0

3

3

49

1988-1992

St. Louis Blues

NHLMGNT

1992-1995

Boston Bruins

NHLMGNT

1995-1997

1997-2000

Calgary Flames

NHLMGNT

NHL Totals

779

303

333

636

1786

65

21

21

42

249

Brother of Darryl, Duane, Brent, Rich and Ron
Played in NHL All-Star Game (1982, 1983, 1985)